On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 08:10:29 -0500 Bruce Markowitz wrote:
> You can break anything if you try hard enough. What is your point?
His point is that HD passwords are a weak protection as compared to
encrypted data. If the encryption key is as long as the data, it is
obvious that the encryption cannot be broken. If the key is shorter than
the data, it is always possible to partially decrypt the data. However,
with decently long keys and good encryption schemes this process may
take "astronomically" long (maybe hundreds or thousands of years). HD
passwords, OTOH, can probably be gained in a matter of hours by any good
data rescue service.
Felix
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